I have traveled for years, both for my job as well as for pleasure. What I found is that a medium sized duffel bag is ideal for me. No wheels, but a good strap. When you get a bag with wheels, you have severely restricted yourself to where it can be stored. Yes, my bag won’t roll, but 99% of the time I’m carrying…

Another “pro” for backpacks over suitcases that I didn’t see mentioned: You look a lot less like a tourist if you’re on vacation. And I don’t mean that just so people won’t judge you. There are plenty of scammers out there that try and prey on people who obviously are not from around there. Sometimes, it helps to just…

Big fan of the Osprey Farpoint that’s mentioned. The Osprey Ozone convertible, with both shoulder straps and wheels, is the best of both worlds. Those 2 bags were enough for a 2 week vacation for our family of 3.

I do a lot of genealogy research online, and when I want to keep a page, I use Zotero. It takes a local snapshot of the page and will index it for easy retrieval. You can also add meta data and tags to your page.

As a very strongly free market person, this is a mockery of actual free market principles. The ISP business is not a free market. In many regions of the country (including my own), it is a monopoly, or at best a duopoly.

In Cincinnati, they have two restaurants that serve what’s known as either a 3-way, 4, or 5-way. What it consists of is their special finely diced meat sauce over spaghetti, with cheese on top. Add in either or both onions and beans for the 4 or 5 way. Good stuff. They also have hot sauce at the table to add some kick…

Springfield, IL has the Horseshoe Sandwich. It’s essentially an open faced double cheeseburger on Texas toast. then French fries and cheese sauce are thrown on top. The cheese sauce is where most restaurants differentiate themselves. Yummmm.

For the record, shrimp and grits is nasty. I’m going with eastern NC barbecue as favorite regional dish. People from not here are generally put off by vinegar based barbecue sauce but I’d recommend you try it when you get a chance.

Tucson’s inimitable Sonoran style hot dog, which is wrapped in bacon and topped with whole beans, pico de gallo or onions and tomatoes, a squirt of mayo, mustard, and green salsa made with jalapeños and tomatillos. Also anything mesquite (pancakes, whiskey) or prickly pear (ice cream, cocktails)